Mistake and Oddity

Mistake

Mistake noun - A wrong judgment.

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Oddity and mistake are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Oddity" instead a noun "Mistake".

Nearby Words: mistaken, mistakenly, mistaking

Oddity noun - Something that is different from what is ordinary or expected.

Usage example: she is an oddity in the mostly male world of high-level corporate executives

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Mistake and oddity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mistake" instead a noun "Oddity".

Nearby Words: odd, oddly

particular	particular mistake	particular oddity
single	single mistake	single oddity
real	real mistake	real oddity
big	big mistake	big oddity
Other adjectives: serious, little, smallest, occasional, biggest.

When Poirot mentions this oddity, Hastings dismissed it as a common layman mistake, until Poirot reminded his friend that while Lawrence is not a doctor, he has a medical degree and is thus qualified as one.

Source: Literature / The Mysterious Affair at Styles

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